The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") has provided guidance in assessing the validity of discriminatory pricing practices under EU competition law. The CJEU followed its recent effect-based case law on abuse of dominance and ruled that an analysis of the competitive effects of an alleged abusive discriminatory pricing practice is a prerequisite to the finding of an abuse of dominance. The ruling constitutes another step toward recognizing an effect-based approach in applying Article 102 TFEU (abuse of dominance) and lays the groundwork for future investigations regarding alleged discriminatory pricing abuses.